EC allows time for legacy lead in PVC recyclate – but only covered
The EC has stated its position on recycled PVC with lead-based stabilisers – including material imported from outside Europe – saying the material can still be sold ‘for a certain period’ but only if...
Senior extends Hydro low-CO2 to whole range
Senior Architectural Systems is now offering the choice of Hydro low carbon recycled aluminium across its full range of products including its low U-value PURe system.
As all of Senior’s aluminium fenestration systems are fully...
GGF group pilots glass recycling with 12 trial locations
The GGF, BFRC and Fensa have launched a pilot scheme for the recycling of IGUs alongside its existing PVCu frame recycling service.
First locations to take part in the trial will be Hull, York, Doncaster,...
Second recycling line at Veka Compounds
Veka Recycling has installed a second extrusion line for its Veka Compounds division to turn more reclaimed PVC-U into pellets.
The investment, which totals more than £500,000, gives the company two Krauss Maffei compounding lines...
Ignorance over PVC-U recycling a ‘damning indictment’ of industry’s message
Homeowners in a recent survey have shown a ‘damning indictment’ of the message of PVC-U recycling after they polled the material as the least recyclable of all common window types – and admitted that...
They don’t just like recycled windows – they’d even pay more, says survey
More than two-thirds of UK homeowners would choose windows and doors with a higher recycled content – and nearly 40% would actually pay more for them, according to a YouGov poll.
Even more (89%) cite...
VinylPlus tops 6.5m tonnes in 20 years and targets a million a year by...
More than 6.5million tonnes of PVC has been recycled in Europe since the year 2000, preventing the release of nearly 13 million tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere - and created 1,500 direct jobs in...
Morley recycles more
Morley Glass is aiming to recycle more post-consumer glass and supporting more local good causes than ever after installing new machinery capable of trebling its capacity to process waste glass collected from Uni-Blinds installers.
The...
CNC Recycling nears completion of £2million plant
PVCu window recycler CNC Recycling has completed the first phase the installation of its new recycling facility with the capability of processing both post-industrial and post-consumer material ready for extrusion.
Installation of the Delta Cleaner, Hamos EKS electrostatic separator, Cimbria colour sorting equipment is now...
VinylPlus recyclers top 800k tonnes in 2021
Some 810,775 tonnes of PVC waste were recycled and used in new products within the VinylPlus framework in 2021, bringing the total to nearly 7.3million tonnes since the year 2000, the organisation has announced.
Marking...
